Answer:
a
the displacement of the plane is [tex]- \= w[/tex]
b
The displacement of plane from Portland to Akron with layover at Houston is
[tex]\= v + \= w[/tex]
c
the vector which defines this displacement is [tex]\= v + \= w =- 2500 \ km[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
From the question we are the
The displacement from Portland, Oregon to Houston, Texas. is [tex]\= v[/tex]
The displacement from Houston, Texas to Akron, Ohio. is [tex]\= w[/tex]a
a
The motion of the plane in question a is in the opposite direction to vector [tex]\= w[/tex]
So the displacement of the plane is [tex]- \= w[/tex]
b
The motion of Portland to Houston to Akron is in the direction of both vector [tex]\= v[/tex] and [tex]\= w[/tex] so
The displacement of plane from Portland to Akron with layover at Houston is
[tex]d = \= v + \= w[/tex]
c
From the question we are told that the plane flies over Portland to get to Anchorage, Alaska which implies that it is moving in opposite direction to the vector [tex]\= v[/tex]
Give that distance from Portland to Houston is [tex]\= v = 3000 km[/tex]
and the distance from Portland to Anchorage is [tex]\= w = - 5500[/tex]km
Then the vector which defines this displacement is mathematically represented as
[tex]\= v + \= w = 3000 -5500[/tex]
[tex]\= v + \= w =- 2500 \ km[/tex]
